Receptacle



Mar. 13, 1923.

. REGEPTACLE.

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RECEPTACLE.

Application filed September 16, 1918. Serial No. 254,327.

To all 107mm it 'may oon/cem.'

Be it known that I, THOMAS C. SPELLING, a citizen of the United States,residing at New York cit in the countyof New York and State of Tew`York, have invented certain new and useful lmpi-ovements inReceptacles, of which the following is a speci- .tica-tion.

" vivritepaclr sosinall that it cany be conveniently carried inan upperoutside vest pocket, adapted to contain a penholder, penpoints,separately, a pencil, a small supply of letter or note paper and a fewenvelopes,

l and a small quantity ot' ink, all securely prowie - on 'the line G-Gin Figure 5.

tected from dust and moisture by locking means attached to thereceptacle, the ink coiitaineu being securely sealed to prevent leakage.n, ll this Without thepresence oi" use-of a stopper; An ii'ncidental,but very important, purpose is the provision of a n acceptablesubstitute for the fountain pen, 'with several points oil superiority.Further objects will be apparent from the following specification,appended claims and drawings, in which; u

Figure 1 is a top view of the device showing the bottom piece turned totorni a larger base. Figure 2 is a side elevation of Figure'l, with thebottom piece turned to i normal position. Figure 3 is a bottom view.

Figure :l is righthaiid edge view of Figure 2, minus the lining shown inFigure 2, a portion or" the lug being broken away to expose the portionot' the leg and foot meii'ibers, in place. Figure 5 is a top view withthe covering plate omitted. Figure (i is a section Figure 7 is a view'with the covering plate 'omitted ton ' in the body ot' the receptacle.Figure 9 is a detail side view of the upper part of the and the body ofthereceptacle modified by- 4.leaving out the container for paper..Figure penholder showing the disunited edges of 55 the tube of whichi't consists.

Referring to the drawings moie in detail,

identical parts being represented by the samereference numeral, lis asingle body of any suitable material, preferably a dura- A ble substanceSuch as hard rubber, glass, fiber or Celluloid; and in this openingthrough the top, are the containers, namely', 2, for ink, 3, for thepencil, 4, for a penholder, 5, for penpoints, and 6 for writing 65 paperand envelopes.

The bottom 12 and its mechanical adjunct are shown in Figure 1. A thinstrip is cut away between the walls 7 and 8, (shown in Figure 3). lValLSis formed with the slant 70 ed portions 9 and 10, and the gap 11. At thecenter of the bottom of the body member, 1, thus modified, is the Hatbase member 12 attached to member 1 by means ofthe pivot 13, functioningas an axle for the base inember. When the device is to be used, the basemember is released from frictional engagement, centrally, in wall 8, asin F igure 3, by applying a finger end or the point of any smallimplement to the terminal 14,

lifting it and applying lateral pressure. The result of rotating it, asseen in Figure 1, is to considerably enlarge the area of the base, aprovision against upsetting.

Thev wivering plate, 1G, is pivotcd around8`5 the neck ot', and under,the button 15.. The neck extends through an opening in the coveringplate and penetrates the substance of the lug 37, of the body, This lugmay be attached to the body in any suitable way, The lining 17, which-may be glued to the covering plate, or fastened to it in any suitableway, may be formed of any pliable material, for instance, soft rubber.

It is, in dimension, 'co-extensive with the 95 covering plate. Directlyopposite fthe posivtion of the button on the device, is theA lug 18, towhich the covering plate is fastened iii the act of closing and lockingthe containers after use. fas-tened to the body in any suitable Way. Inthis lu'g `is formed the perpendicular wall 19, and in the base portionof the lug the undercut 20. In the body of the receptacle, opposite lthelug, is the depression, 105

21. The undercut is formed with an overhanging outer wall and has theshape of a slanted trench, turned conversely to the It likewise may betension of the covering plate forms the leg 22, upon which is formed thelaterally extended foot 23. Likewise, there is formed on the leg member,22 with its rear end depressed, the heel, 211. The foot member 23 isformed with the slanted upper edge 25 to fit against the converselyslanted inner and upper side of the undercut 20. The foot andpheelformations, so formed and fitted into the lug, 18, and depressing, 21 incoaction with the leg proper,

will lock the leg in every direction, by simple manipulation. The leghas two flat formations, the one, 26, horizontal at its junction withthc covering plate, the other, 27, vertical, that is to say transverselyto the plane of the. horizontal section, 2G, and it extends from itsjunction with the latter to the foot member wherein the leg tlattenshorizontally again, tlievertical section merging into the horizontalsection at each end. 1`he purpose of the vertical flattening istofacilitate the lateral bending of the leg, in the act of locking. Thefoot is slanted as here shown to produce a wedging effect, to tightenthe impact of the covering plate, and especially of the lining on thetop, when the foot is pressed into place. With the same object, the legis formed with the Slight upward curve, ,28, which may .be pressed downsimultaneously with pressing the foot into the undercut. Simultaneouslywith the leg coming into contact with the wall, 19, the heel, '24, dropsinto the depression, 21, in the act of locking. The depressed edge ofthe heel 24 is now against the interior wall, of the depression 21, andthe covering plate is, as a result of locking, drawn tightly against thetop of the body member, and the lining, 17presses, with resilient force,on the mouths of the containers; and as a result of this pressure, theimpacted lining closes and seals all the containers. To render morecertain and perfect the sealing of the mouth of the ink container,- therim,

29, around the mouth of that container is bodied in various other formsof var e" very slightly elevated and made relatively sharp. To avoiddragging the lining on the mouths of the containers, the front portionof the covering plate may be slightly lifted in the acts o f closing andopening for use.

The depth of all containers isshown in Figure 6, that for penpointsbeing indicatedK diametrically. lt will be understood that the penpointcontainer is' of a suitable depth to accommodate ordinary steel penpoints, or about one and one-fourth inches.

`The upper part 30, of the penholde'r is tubular, its upper terminal 3lbeing rounded and 4pyrairnidal. It has a small elliptical incision 32 intheside of the upper terminal for inserting finger tips, or any smalliinplement, to facilitate lifting the penholder out of its container, tobe used. rihe pyramidal form leaves space around the apex iii-- side thetopl of the container sufficient to allow -the insertion of inger nails,or the point of a knife blade, or other small iinplement for lifting thepenholder upward. `When so lifted out, the lower part 33 may be drawnout, reversed, and the end oit it other than that carrying the sliield,3G, pushed into the lower end of the upper and tubular part 30. One ofthe penpoints, 34;, may be then inserted in the shield for use. When apenpoint is too much worn, or the use of a different. kind of point isdesired, the penpoint container,y 5, to. The upper part, 30 of thepeiiholder, may be made of any suitable material, pref'- erably ofmetal, and the edges of its sheil are left disunited on one side inorder, to facilitate insertion and withdrawal of the lower part, 33, andto secure better reta-ining frictional engagement. 'i his lower part maybe made of any suitable material, erably of wood, except that the shieldwhich-holds the penpoint will usualiy be of metal. if, however, part 33be of hard rub ber or Celluloid, or similar substance, the entire partmay be of 'thesame substance. There is nothing peculiar about thepencii. rilhe slight encircling swell around it, 38, insures frictionalengagement with" the interior walls of its container.

It is obvious that this fora construction will admit of keeping the penpoint either in the shield oi' in the peppe. it Containern, when not inuse. keeping it in the container, a greater length of part ispermissible, and consequently, more length. is secured for the entireimplement.

The modifications shown in Figures 7( and 8 are merely the interiorformation, leaving olf the paper container and the eneireli 5 shell, 39.The other modified forni, 7, requires the formation thereon of ing, 37.1n other particulars, the consi` ne" a and operation of the two modifiedsubstantially the saine.

inasmuch as the invention may ne enr sizes, with an increased number ofcord ers and shifting and sealing facilities of t e .same character, lido not, by'reason oi e foregoinfr description and these drawiii precludemyself of the right to embody 'in other forms. end to supply it to otheri2.

uses, consistentiy with these specications and claims.

lt is observable that the receptacie of the l dimensions here shown anddescribed, or of and of course smaller, can

may be resorted a of pens-,teck

'm5, sealing' and locking cointhe, means consisting of iai, carrying onits liable substance, the attached to 'the realso attached to the nchedand shoul- :ient beingi` w'th a downrd extension ot the plate, the.plate formed i'- i a downward extension having an nprd cnr near to andbelow vthe junction or plate and L sion, also a laterally exf' adintiiriied heel for engage- Aation, of the toot in a "i theimdertrenched and the heel in a-depression in A receptacle, the liningbeing` and bound over the months o1c the and on rims `around the fresili piill i'orce resulting troni dered for fn loc. ch in thccurvature et the extension, in

.@llt. i l "ization of a receptacle with sealingv and locliing comthe:neans'consisting of a aterial carryingl on its y lining pliantsubstance, the jz on the receptacle, the plate l' a dowi'iward extensionhaving la an iiipward euri/e iie'ai' to and below the L en( gement otthe Ytoot in a trench in the base of a lili;y attached to thereceptacle,

the heel in a depression in the side ot' the recratacle, the liningbeing depressed and iii. ed on the months or the com'iartments s l andin rims ouml th months by resilient piill torce ingr 'troni reduction otthe .ifii'ision in locked engagereceptacle with nd locking`comi'eceptacle Jformed ound the mouth ot' the means consistlientmaterial carrying ming of pliant substance,

" recept cle, the plate tension with an upthe plate and extension, wilyextended ootand intiiriied ny'ag'einent, in place, the footln a lua,lattached to the a depression in the the linl. g; depressed as and rimsby reiiitinp' 'trom reductilni tension in locked enonihnation of areceptacle and lo ,y sealing and locking coinein, receptacle 'tormedwith1Vtnients positioned adjacently 5. lira combination of a receptacle and'means for closing, sealing and locking compartments therein, areceptacle fori-ned with araised rim around the mouth of one of thecompartments, the raised rim, in place, indenting,r with trictionalengagement, a lining oft pliable substance attached to the underside ofa plate member.

6. In a combination of a receptacle and means for closing, sealing andlocking coinpartinents therein, means for increasing the base area ofthe receptacle, the means consisting of a Single plate of resilientmaterial pivoted centrally on the bottom of the receptacle, the plateformed with a tongue' at one end for engagement in a gap in a narrowsegment of the receptacle, the plate having rotary movement, either tothe right or left, into locked relation on cam faces slanting upward tothe tops of the walls ot' the gap, the plate, in locked engagement,alined, with the greater lateral dimension ot the receptacle and inunlocked relation and use alined at right angles across the greaterlateral dimension.

1n a combination, means for closing, sealing and locking compartii'ientsin a rece-ptacle, the means consisting' of aplatc S. In a combination asdescribed, means for closing', sealing and locking. compartments in areceptacle, the means consistingr of a plate of resilient material, thevplate revolubly attached to a pivot on the receptacle at the sideopposite a lug undertrenched and shouldered for engagement, in place,with a downward'extension of the plate, the plate formed with a downwardefttcnsion having an upward curve near to and below the Junction ofplatel and extension, also a laterally extended' foot'and intiii'i'iedlieel torengagement, in llooked relation, the foot in a trench in thebase of' the undertrenched and shoulderedk lug, the

heel in ay depression in the adjacent side of the receptacle, the platedepressed and bound on the top of the receptacle by resilient pull forceresult-ing from reduction rthe receptacle at the side opposite of thecurvature of the extension in locked relation.

9.111 a combination as described, means for closing, sealing' andlocking compartments in a. receptacle, the means consisting of a plateof resilient material, carrying on its under Side a lining` of pliablesubstance, the plate revolubly attached to a pivot on a lugunder-trenched andshouldered for engagement, in place, with a downwardextension of the plate, the plate formed with a down- Ward extensionhaving an upward `curve

